University of Hertfordshire
About the University of Hertfordshire:
University of Hertfordshire is located only a half an hour away from London. Hertfordshire is close to the major railroads as well as the three international airports, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted. The university has two campuses, Hatifield and St. Albans of Law. Hatifield campus is UH’s main campus and where most of their classes are taught. Hatifield also is where the dorms and sports faculties are located. UH is a large university with a student body of over twenty two- thousand students and offers over five hundred bachelor degrees. Students can find more information about University of Hertfordshire by visiting their website. UH offers scholarships to its international student. Student can find scholarship informantion by following the scholarship link.
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Website: www.herts.ac.uk Student Union Website: http://www.uhsu.co.uk/
Academics Available: The University of Hertfordshire is open to all majors. Students can view courses descriptions by clicking on UH courses.
Dates to Remember:
|
Semester |
Application Due |
Study Abroad Dates |
|
Fall Semester |
April 30 |
September 24- December 14 |
|
Spring Semester |
October 31 |
January 7 - March 28 |
Please forllow this link for more up-to-date details: http://www.herts.ac.uk/news-and-events/term-and-semester-dates/home.cfm
* Please remember HPU Study Abroad Application Deadline is Mid-March for Fall and Mid-October for Spring.
Admission Requirements:
- Must have attended HPU for one semester
- Must intend to graduate from HPU
- Must have at least a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Must be fluent in English
Application Procedure:
- Complete the Student Exchange Program data sheet.
- Schedule and attend a formal interview with Melissa Matsubara
- Be prepared to discuss your motives for studying abroad and your degree plan.
- Select an exchange partner university that has courses which can be used for your intended HPU degree.
- Fill out the exchange university’s admissions application
- Obtain recommendation letters to be turned in with your application. (This depends on the individual university’s application requirements)
- Passport photos (Amount and size depend upon each university)
- Sign a Memo of Understanding (MOU) to verify your foreign coursework and HPU equivalents.
Health Insurance: Health Insurance is mandatory for all study abroad students. You may check with your current provider to see if they cover a study abroad, or you may choose an additional provider to cover while overseas. Please consult our Health Insurance page found in our Resources section for more information.
Housing Accommodations: Students can find accommodation at UH. The university has two campus dorms, Havilland and Lane. Havilland has single room flats that are furnished. Lane campus has flats that are single rooms and shared bathroom and kitchen for each hall. Students need to make housing arrangements with UH. Students can find information about UH housing accommodation applications and rent on the universities website.
Currency: The current exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Euro can be calculated online at http://finance.yahoo.com/currency
Visa Information: U.S. Passport information is available at 522-8283 (recording) and on line at http://travel.state.gov
